SAN DIEGO – USD Women's Tennis was bested by the 25
th-ranked Baylor Bears Sunday afternoon by a narrow scoreline of 4-3.
The Toreros trailed from wire-to-wire but battled and made the guests earn the victory.
The difference could be found in the double point, which the Bears won first with a 6-1 win on court three, then fending off San Diego on court two, 6-4. No. 24 senior pairing of
Claudia de las Heras and
Kailey Evans were tied with their 14
th-ranked counterpart in a match that would go unfinished.
In singles, the Bears doubled their lead, winning in straight sets on court four. The Toreros got one back as de las Heras overcame a 2-6 first set loss with 6-2, 6-1 wins in the next two sets.
Baylor pushed the lead back out to two with a two-setter on court three. With their backs against the wall, Evans answered for USD again, earning a spirited 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 win over her former teammate at Texas Tech, Cristina Tiglea.
On court five, freshman
Anni Puls fell in a hole early in the third set and just couldn't recover, seeing the guests clinch the match with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 result. On the final remaining court, freshman
Gabby Gregg was victorious, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to settle the dual match's final score at 3-4.
Up Next
The Toreros remain at home next weekend, taking on Hawaii on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Arizona State at noon at the Hogan Tennis Center.
Results
San Diego 3, No. 25 Baylor 4
Doubles
1. #24
Kailey Evans/
Claudia de las Heras (USD) vs. #14 Liubov Kostenko/Cristina Tiglea (BU) 5-5, unfinished
2. Na Dong/Sierra Berry (BU) def.
Anni Puls/
Hannah Read (USD) 6-4
3. Wenfei Yu/Zuzanna Kubacha (BU) def.
Kristina Nordikyan/
Gabby Gregg (USD) 6-1
Singles
1. #26
Kailey Evans (USD) def. Cristina Tiglea (BU) 7-6 (7-1), 6-3
2.
Claudia de las Heras (USD) def. Liubov Kostenko (BU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
3. #117 Zuzanna Kubacha (BU) def.
Kristina Nordikyan (USD) 6-3, 7-5
4. #85 Na Dong (BU) def.
Hannah Read (USD) 6-2, 6-4
5. Kennedy Gibbs (BU) def.
Anni Puls (USD) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
6.
Gabby Gregg (USD) def. Wenfei Yu (BU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,2,3,1,5,6)
